Friday, 15 July 2022 00:44
Recyclable Grease-Resistant VCI Paper: Choose the VpCI®-148 Advantage!
What happens when a manufacturer needs to ship a metal part and protect it from corrosion, but the shipping process does not allow removal of process oil? Surprisingly, the answer is not to automatically use VCI plastic but to consider…
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Wednesday, 16 March 2022 09:23
Tough and Tear Resistant: Cortec® VCI Reinforced Paper for Puncture Prone Metals Packaging
One challenge that metal manufacturers and finishers face is corrosion protection during shipping and storage. Many strategies exist, from coatings and liquid rust preventatives to VCI packaging. The latter has revolutionized the way metals are protected in an enclosed package,…
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Wednesday, 09 March 2022 10:10
New Revolutionary EcoSonic® VpCI®-125 ESD Shrink Film (HP-UV)
Multi-Metal Corrosion Protection with Strong Static Dissipative Properties! New EcoSonic® VpCI®-125 ESD Shrink Film (HP-UV) combines the latest film technology with the most effective corrosion protection for all of your metal products. This revolutionary ESD shrink film is mixture of…
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Monday, 27 September 2021 09:24
Tecnocap and BASF “seal the deal”: Metal closures for food packaging are now manufactured with BASF’s biomass balanced plasticizer Hexamoll® DINCH BMB
Tecnocap, an Italian-based global metal packaging manufacturer, utilizes BASF’s non-phthalate plasticizer Hexamoll® DINCH BMB for sealing gaskets inside its metal closures. Sealing gaskets ensure leak-proof containers, protect products from contaminants and preserve product quality throughout a long shelf-life. The metal…
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Thursday, 27 May 2021 09:21
Penn Color’s penneffex™ Sparks Inspiration and Innovation in Consumer Goods Packaging Design
Penn Color’s penneffex™ delivers a high-end, eye-catching finish for FMCG packaged products. With nearly unlimited customization options, the penneffex™ line combines Penn Color’s creativity, expertise in colors and special effects and knowledge in manufacturing processes, to inspire creative brand design ideas…
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Wednesday, 28 October 2020 10:20
Metal Packaging & Organics: The Perfect Partners
Laetitia Durafour, Marketing Director at Crown Food Europe, looks at the significant rise in popularity of organic produce and the benefits of metal packaging to this burgeoning sector The organic food and beverage market is set to continue its surge…
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Wednesday, 16 September 2020 08:52
Statement on Removal of Tariff on Canadian Unwrought Aluminum
Aluminum Association president & CEO Tom Dobbins issued the following statement in response to today’s announcement by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) removing recently reimplemented Section 232 tariff on imports of unwrought, or P1020, aluminum from Canada…
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Tuesday, 15 September 2020 10:47
Trivium Packaging, a global leader in metal packaging chooses Shopfloor-Online MES software
Lighthouse Systems is pleased to announce that Trivium Packaging, a global leader in metal packaging, has selected Lighthouse’s Shopfloor-Online* manufacturing execution system (MES) for the Company’s North American manufacturing operations in Roanoke, Virginia. The expected benefits of Shopfloor-Online to the…
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